More to ringgit slide than politics

Adam Reza, Malay Mail Online It’s been a tough year for the Malaysian ringgit and its recent depreciation has raised plenty of concerns. How did this happen and why now? Many Malaysians have…

Is PKR as potent as before?

Ian McIntyre, The Heat Online Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) has its genesis in the political reformation movement known as Reformasi in the late 1990s which sought for justice for former deputy…

The scandal that ate Malaysia

The near collapse of a state-owned company has rocked the government, rattled investors, and stirred public outrage. Bloomberg Business In the spring of 2013, Song Dal Sun, head of…

Proton’s fight for survival

National car company at its lowest ebb, looks to Suzuki for change in fortune JAGDEV SINGH SIDHU, THOMAS HUANG, THE STAR NEXT Tuesday, Proton will be 30 years old. For most car makers, it’s…

On attacks against me and my family

Najib Razak, Malay Mail Online In recent months, various allegations — all unsubstantiated, and many simply outrageous — have been directed against me and my family. These attacks began when…

Your next move, PAS?

Hafiz Marzukhi,Astro Awani While most parents do not encourage their children to spend too much time playing games, my mother, on the other hand, prodded me to master this one traditional board…

English, the universal currency

(The Star) - English schools are neutral grounds. We used to have such schools in Malaysia until it was changed. Was there any problem then? Sultan Ibrahim Ibni Almarhum Sultan Iskandar is…

Umno crisis gets hotter

Joceline Tan, The Star TAN Sri Muhyiddin Yassin returned from a short family holiday in Australia last week looking rested. His hair was neatly trimmed and he looked rather debonair in a…